preludium

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See also: prelúdium

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin praeludium.

Pronunciation

Noun

preludium (plural preludiums or preludia)

  1. (now rare) prelude, portent

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

Probably from Latin praeludium

Noun

preludium n (definite singular preludiet, indefinite plural preludier, definite plural preludia or preludiene)

  1. (music) a prelude

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

Probably from Latin praeludium

Noun

preludium n (definite singular preludiet, indefinite plural preludium, definite plural preludia)

  1. (music) a prelude

References

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Präludium, from Italian preludio, from Latin prae-ludo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prɛˈlu.djum/
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  • Rhymes: -udjum
  • Syllabification: pre‧lu‧dium

Noun

preludium n

  1. (music) prelude (short, free-form piece of music, serving as an introduction to a longer and more complex piece)
  2. (music) prelude (short, stand-alone piece of music)
  3. prelude (introductory or preliminary performance or event)

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adjective

Further reading

  • preludium in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • preludium in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin praeludium, cognate with German Präludium, based on praeludere, used in Swedish since 1734 (or perhaps 1615).

Noun

preludium n

  1. a prelude, an opening, an introduction (in music and literature)
  2. a preparation, a sign of things to come
    Såsom ett preludium till jul ingår ju första adventssöndagen.
    As a prelude to Christmas comes the first Sunday of Advent.

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